Diaper



. L. AVERY March 6, 1951 DIAPER Filed Deo. 26, 1947 Will/'0m L. AveryINVENToR.

Patented Mar. 6, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFioE "William L. Avery,Coral Gables, Fla., Aassigner of onehalfitofPaul'E. Arnall, Griflim'Ga.

.Application .Decemberf26, 19.47, Serial No. v793,781)

(Cl. I28--284) '3 Claims. 1 I

This vinvention relates to a baby diaperorpants andfmore particularlytoa combineddiaper and ller patch.

.The principalobject of this invention is to provide a diaper or babypants having a better absorbing quality, with the finished appearance ofa tailored garment.

Another object of this invention is -toprovide a baby diaper that islighter and :more compact and ris fashioned in the correct Aproperproportions to snugly iit around the lower .trunk portion of the infantsbody, so as to obviate the need for vfolding a large rectangular clothto achieve the proper proportionsfor aflixing the diaper to cover the.lower trunk portion of the infantfs body.

Another object of this invention is to providefa diaper that willsimplify the task of placing and removing it .romlthe rbabys body .andwill greatly increase the efliciency of the diaper andenable the diaperto be maintained in use for a lon-ger period of time.

Another object of this invention is to simplify and facilitate thelaundering counting and folding'zof the diapers.

Another object of this inventionlis .toprovidea diaper that isinexpensive and economical to` manufacture, efficient 'and ldurableinoperation, and adaptable for use as a container for soiled diapers.

A meritorious vfeature .of .this invention resides in the provision of afoundation layer, having a ller patch or insert section stitchedthereto, Tin order to givethe diaper aibetter absorbent quality.

With these and ancillary objects and other meritorious features of theinvention which will later become apparent as the following descriptionproceeds, are attained by this device, a preferred embodiment of whichhas been illustrated by way of illustration only, in the accompanyingdrawings, wherein:

Figure 1 isa side elevational view of the diaper, constructed accordingto the principles of this invention, showing the ller patch stitchedthereto;

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view of the diaper showing the openend of the diaper;

Figure 3 is a plan view of an elongated blank forming the foundationlayer for the diaper, and

Figure 4 is a plan view of the blank, utilized to form the filler patch.

This invention relates to a diaper, having a filler patch or insertstitched thereto, which renders the diaper more efficient in use andmore absorbent and durable.

It is wellknown v.that a soiled diaper alloweclto remain about the bodyofl an infant will produce a rash and other more serious and complicatedbody injury and also will work an inconvenience on lboth the child andthe nurse or mother.

Also, itis .the A.purpose `of Athisinvention Ato :sim' plify .andfacilitate vthe `laundering operation,`

which, of necessity, must be .one .of .acontinuing nature.

` diapers are obtainedfrom'a diaper rental service and this Vdiaper isdesigned and .adapted for use in connection with such aservice. Thediaper .is constructed `to `facilitate the launderingcounting andfolding operations performed -by the rental service, and willalso serveas a container or bag for -retaining vsoiled diapers.

Referring to the drawings, wherein similar characters of reference referto similar parts throughout, and in particular to .Figure 3 thereof,

where there is illustrated an velongated blank.

forming the foundation layer .Ill .of the diaper, generally denoted b ythe Acharacter reference l2. The foundation layer Il) is of asubstantiallyrectangular shape formed of suitable absorbentv material,such as cotton or rough linen or the like.

The foundation layer l0 is transversely or crosswise scored as at I4,which defines the front and rear longitudinallyv extending sections, I 6and I8, respectively. The opposing longitudinal side edges 20 and 22 ofthe front section I6 extend lengthwise and taper inwardly adjacent thescore line I4. Likewise, the opposing longitudinal side edges 24 and 26of the rear section I8 taper inwardly and converge with the respectiveside edges of the front section I6 at the crosswise juncture pointformed by the transverse scoring I4.

As shown in Figure 4 of the drawings, the ller patch or insert section28, of a similar material as that of the foundation layer, istransversely or crosswise scored as at 30. The transverse score line 30forms the front and rear extending sections 32 and 34, respectively. Theopposing longitudinal side edges 36 and 38 of the rear section At thepresent time, the .majority of 34 extend or taper outwardly to a pointadjacent the transverse scoring 30. Similarly, the opposing longitudinalsides 48 and 42 of the rear section 32 extend outwardly and contact orconnect with the side edges 36 and 38 at the juncture point of the scoreline 3U.

In forming the diaper, shown fully constructed in Figures l and 2 of thedrawings, the rear section 32 of the ller patch or insert section 28 isfolded on the crosswise scoring 30 and is pressed against the surface ofthe front section 34.

The folded sections 32 and 34 of the insert are then sewed or suitablystitched to the front section I6 of the foundation layer, as clearlyseen in Figure 1 of the drawings. The insert is stitched as at 44 to therear section i8 with the score line 39 of the ller patch or insertsection positioned in spaced proximity from the free edge of the rearsection I8. It will be noted that all edges of the ller patch aresecured to the rear section except the edge defined by the score line 38to form a pocket.

The foundation layer is then folded on the score line i4, so that thefront and rear sections I6 and i8 are brought together, with the llerpatch sandwiched in between. The longitudinally extending side edges 28and 26 of the foundation layer are then turned inwardly and suitablystitched as at 48. Likewise, the sides 22 and 24 of the foundation layerare turned inwardly and stitched lengthwise to the open end as at 48.The stitching 46 and 48 extends only through the inturned side edges ofthe front and rear sections I6 and I8..

It can thus be seenA that there is provided a simple and inexpensivediaper, which will be efficient and dura'ble in operation, which has abetter absorbent quality and will be more simple to handle and to removeand place on an infant and will be more easily laundered and folded.

It is believed that the foregoing description, when pursued in the lightof the accompanying drawings, is of a sufcient nature to enable thoseskilled in the art to comprehend the structure and objectives of thisinvention and, therefore, a more detailed description is not believednecessary.

Since many other uses and changes will become apparent to those skilledin the art, upon examination of the description and the accompanyingdrawings, it is understood that such is not meantby way of limitation,but that certain changes in style, structure and size may be effectedwithout departure from the spirit of this invention and within the scopeof the appended claims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A diaper comprising an elongated foundation layer scored crosswisebetween its opposing ends defining a front and rear section, a lllerpatch including a substantially rectangular blank transversely scoredmidway its opposing ends to dene end sections folded on the score lineupon themselves, said ller patch being stitched at its side edges andits edge remote from its score line to the rear section with the scoreline thereof in juxtaposition to the free edge of the rear section, saidscoring on the foundation layer constituting a closed end with theadjacent side edges of the rear and front sections being stitchedtogether, said foundation layer having an open end with the ller patchhaving an open end adjacent to said open end.

2. A diaper comprising an elongated foundation layer which tapers fromeach of its opposite ends to its transverse median which divides thelayer into front and rear sections, a pocket forming filler patchcomprising a substantially rectangular layer tapering from itstransverse median to its opposite ends, said rectangular layer beingfolded upon itself along its transverse median and positioned on therear section with the edge of the patch defined by the fold line thereofparallel to the free end of the rear section and the other three edgesof the patch stitched to the rear section to form a pocket therewithopening at the fold line edge of the patch, said foundation layer beingfolded upon itself along its transverse median and the front and rearsections being stitched together along the side edges thereof with thepatch being disposed between the sections.

3. The combination of claim 2 wherein the side edges of the patch areparallel and spaced from the adjacent side edges of the foldedfoundation layer.

WILLIAM L. AVERY.

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